The Biblical Archetypal Model and Its Embodiment in The Tempest  

作　　者：Yi Quan Yi Quan(School of Foreign Languages and Literature, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China)

机构地区：[1]School of Foreign Languages and Literature, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China

出　　处：《Open Journal of Applied Sciences》2023年第9期1626-1633,共8页应用科学（英文）

摘　　要：The Tempest, written by William Shakespeare, is highly influenced by The Holy Bible, the western culture and literature source. This paper utilizes Northrop Frye’s mythic archetypal criticism theory to study the play’s embodiment of the biblical archetypal model. Previous studies have only dealt with one aspect of the biblical archetype in The Tempest. This essay discusses that the characters, structure, plot, and imagery of The Tempest can all find the archetypes in The Holy Bible. It is found that the play is the Scriptures’ double to some extent, through which Shakespeare wants to spread biblical values such as morality and fraternity.The Tempest, written by William Shakespeare, is highly influenced by The Holy Bible, the western culture and literature source. This paper utilizes Northrop Frye’s mythic archetypal criticism theory to study the play’s embodiment of the biblical archetypal model. Previous studies have only dealt with one aspect of the biblical archetype in The Tempest. This essay discusses that the characters, structure, plot, and imagery of The Tempest can all find the archetypes in The Holy Bible. It is found that the play is the Scriptures’ double to some extent, through which Shakespeare wants to spread biblical values such as morality and fraternity.

关 键 词：Biblical Archetypes Archetypal Criticism The Tempest The Holy Bible 

分 类 号：TN0[电子电信—物理电子学]